Oncins Marco, Gerard (Date of defense: 2007-09-21)
The main objective of this work was to quantitatively measure the nanotribological properties or organic layers and rationalize them from a physicochemical point of view. To accomplish that, a wide array ...
Schunter, Celia (Date of defense: 2013-11-22)
One of the most important challenges in marine ecology is understanding the dispersal capabilities of species. Connectivity, if from en evolutionary perspective or a more current ecological perspective, ...
Garcia Garcia, Josep (Date of defense: 2016-07-04)
During the past years working in Ernest Giralt’s group, I’ve been involved in three different subprojects that constitute one of the three chapter of my thesis and have the same common link: the use of ...
Fernández Cebrián, Pablo (Date of defense: 2022-12-21)
[eng] Consolidating state capacity and ensuring inclusive access to quality education are two of the greatest challenges facing countries around the world today, and are particularly relevant for many ...
Szulc, Elizbieta Maria (Date of defense: 2020-01-09)
Androgen receptor is a transcription factor that plays a key role in prostate cancer development and progression. Its N-terminal intrinsically disordered activation domain is an example of ill- structured ...
Schirinzi, Gabriella Francesca (Date of defense: 2020-06-10)
In recent decades, global plastics production and consumption have continued to increase. Although many policy strategies on waste prevention and recycling have been implemented, much of the plastic ...
Audí Miró, Carme (Date of defense: 2014-04-25)
Chloroform (CF), tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) are dense chloro-aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAH) extensively used as industrial solvents. These compounds have been largely released to ...
Cuko, Andy (Date of defense: 2018-09-24)
Properties of nanomaterials are known to be size dependent and generally are very different from those of the corresponding bulk. Such behaviour, which is strongly system and structure dependent, allows ...
Keady, Stephen (Date of defense: 2008-01-18)
My aim is to recreate from the texts and films the world which is shown, and then examine it in order to demonstrate a number of points. I hope to show that there is such a phenomenon as an English ...
Varga Pastor, Herminia de la (Date of defense: 2013-11-29)
The availability of most edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms depends on their natural fructification. Therefore, mycorrhizal plant production could be an alternative for obtaining ectomycorrhizal edible ...